Launched in 2004, ref. 5196 is the true intellectual heir to the original Calatrava model, reference 96 launched in the early 1930s. The case proportions and architecture of the vintage reference are fully reprised in the modern model - down to the three-piece case and sinuous, simple, Bauhaus-inspired lines - however interpreted in a more contemporary but still highly understated 37 mm size. The only modern additions are a 30m waterproof construction and a small metal tongue to the caseback for simpler case opening procedure.

This enormously elegant and distinguished timepiece is offered in unpolished condition by its original owner and complete of all its sale accessories.